The Four Poster (1964 film) explained

Director:James Upshaw
Based On:play by Jan de Hartog
Starring:Alastair Duncan, Anne Haddy
Company:ABC
Released: (Sydney)[1]
Released2: (Melbourne)[2]
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:Australia
Language:English

The Four Poster is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog. It starred Anne Haddy and Alistair Duncan and was directed by James Upshaw.[3] [4]

Cast

Production

It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964, [5]

It was filmed in Sydney and was the first televised play to feature only two characters

Reception

The critic from the Sydney Morning Herald said "there is no point in pretending that" the play was "important or even honest" being essentially "a family radio serial... but as an exercise in the capacities of two performers to turn from newly married youngsters into nostalgic or ghostly elders, it retains at least a sporting interest."[6]

The Age called it "a treat".[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: TV Guide news. Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1964. 13.
  2. News: 20 August 1964. The Age. TV Guide. 35.
  3. News: CRITIC Human jungle promises to be good . . 38 . 10,926 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 17 August 1964 . 1 March 2017 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: AMUSEMENTS PAGE . . 38 . 10,922 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 12 August 1964 . 1 March 2017 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: The Age. ABC Plans to Show Significant Works. 20 February 1964. 13.
  6. News: THEATRE 'The Four Poster9 On Channel 2. 17. Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. News: The Age. Teletopics. 3 September 1964.